Riccardo Gay
@riccardogay
I improve source-to-contract processes, supplier governance, and digital procurement across global industries.
What I'm looking for
At Grünenthal Group, I manage Business Process Owner strategy for Source-to-Contract and Supplier Relationship Management in a global pharmaceutical environment.
Previously at CNH Industrial, I led supplier compliance, global purchasing procedures, and purchasing-process harmonization, supporting the rollout of SAP Ariba and SAP HANA global procurement tools. I built a high-performing cross-location team, value-stream mapped existing activities, and eliminated or automated inefficiencies while protecting compliance and service continuity.
My experience spans pharmaceuticals, agriculture, commercial vehicles, and rail, including procurement, supplier development, process mapping, policy governance, and training. I'm particularly interested in procurement transformation, digital procurement, and AI-enabled process improvement.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Process Procurement Expert Manager
BPO Strategy to Contract and Supplier Relationship Management
Process Procurement Expert Manager for BPO Strategy to Contract and Supplier Relationship Management.
CNH Industrial is a leading company in the capital goods sector born by the merger of CNH, Iveco, Powertrain. Active in the sectors of Agriculture and Construction equipment, Commercial vehicles and power trains it carries out its activities worldwide through plants, R&D centres and Joint Ventures.
Responsibilities:
Reporting to Chief Purchasing Officer and Chief Compliance Officer I support the
Conflict Minerals Reporting Program- Global Purchasing Representative
Oct 2014 - Dec 2022 (8 years 2 months)
Worked as Conflict Minerals Reporting Program- Global Purchasing Representative at CNH Industrial.
Business Process - Purchasing Harmonization team for system projects
Nov 2017 - Nov 2019 (2 years)
Over a 2 years period, CNH Industrial introduced new catalogue management systems leveraging SAP ARIBA and replaced about 20 procurement systems worldwide with a global tool through SAP HANA
Responsibilities:
• Ensure consistency of business requirements to ICT in line with Compliance and Company policies
• Support Business users to deliver proper and consistent requirements to ICT and to strea
Responsibilities:
• Manage all CNH Industrial Purchasing Policies including Delegation of Authority granting consistency with Legal, Compliance and other dept. rules
• Training delivery to end users and support day by day activities including internal and external audits
• Responsible for 4 procurement ICT tools (EDoM, FGPS, RAW and Contract Management Tool)
• Leadership/Attendance to over 100 pro
https://supplier.cnhind.com/supplier/cnhind.supplier.portal.userinterface/home
Responsibilities:
• Supplier portal Content owner and key contact for ICT and Business users supporting all business representatives throughout the project lifecycle interfacing with ICT (from requirements delivery to User Acceptance Test)
• Interim Portal Manager after system Go Live
Achievements:
As a moderator
Map and harmonize all Product development purchasing processes and tools at global level for Iveco Sector.
Inititive Cost tracking support.
Fiat Group Purchasing (FGP) is the former Service Company which purpose is to Procure direct and indirect goods and services for all the companies belonging to Fiat Group Holding until July 2014
Responsibilities:
• Negotiation of Modification of Current Light commercial vehicle platforms
• Cost controller of vehicle cost and investments for New Daily project
Achievements:
As a key member of t
Worked as Supply Chain project leader WCML (consultant) at Alstom Transport.
Worked as Consultant at Altran Italia S.p.A..
Operating in Door Commodity, I was only responsible for Supply chain Suppliers development. I was also european plants supply chain reference in case of high critical issues in my Commodity suppliers.
Coordinate Material planner team in Order to avoid production stops due to suppliers missing parts.
Resident at interior supplier in order to warranty proper material delivery to Alstom Plant
Worked as Project Procurement leader FNM project (consultant) at Alstom Transport.
Worked as DFMEA Facilitator at FPT Industrial.
I partecipated as Kaizen team member in a relayot of a Mass production line (Tractors drivelines).
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Politecnico di Torino
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Ingegneria meccanica
2001 - 2008
Politecnico di Torino
Master of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
2001 - 2008
Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, completed in 2008.
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